Jenny Nyström, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Jenny Nyström

Swedish artist

Date of Birth: 13-Jun-1854

Date of Death: 17-Jan-1946

Profession: illustrator, painter, cartoonist

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Jenny Eugenia Nyström (13 or 15 June 1854 in Kalmar, Sweden – 17 January 1946 in Stockholm) was a painter and illustrator who is mainly known as the person who created the Swedish image of the jultomte on numerous Christmas cards and magazine covers, thus linking the Swedish version of Santa Claus to the gnomes of Scandinavian folklore.